Serial Burglar Liam Black Left West Hull Family 'Frightened in Their Own Home'

Serial burglar Liam Black left west Hull family 'frightened in their own home'
She said Black turned to stealing after going on a detox from his methadone prescription late last year. "That is not an excuse. He has no explanation to offer for his behaviour," she said. "He is a family man himself and, for the first time in a long …
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Let's not let stigma block way to effective treatment
Our state is in the midst of a heroin addiction crisis, and as highlighted in the article “Heroin epidemic reveals detox gap” (Page A1, March 15), we are grappling with a lack of access to inpatient treatment. Yet as Hillary Jacobs, director of the …
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Help wanted: Personal tales show few detox options for local heroin addicts
“After Nick's crash, he went to the methadone clinic to try to get off the pain medicine, but methadone doesn't help anyone get off drugs, it is just a substitute that is legal that people make money off of,” Rains said. “Heroin users who go there are …
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